Toulon Ferries, Excursion Vessels and Trams

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	Toulon Ferries, Excursion Ships and Trams This page is under construction
	This page shows images of ferries, excursion ships and trams in Toulon. Toulon is a city in southern France with a large military harbour on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence. The military port of Toulon is the major naval centre on France's Mediterranean coast, home of the French Navy aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle and her battle group. The French Mediterranean Fleet is based in Toulon. Military installations surround the Petite Rade at Toulon, with ferry services to La Seyne, Sablettes and St Mandrier run by Société des Bateaux à Vapour. A number of steamships ran the services in the golden age of postcards, but the only vessel identified is the Kérauden. Services are currently run with modern high speed launches. I would be interested to know what vessels were used between the steam ferries and the modern vessels, and also how long the steam ferries lasted, although at least one post-WW2 postcard shows a steamer still in existence. These services all survive in 2010. The fleet is currently managed by Réseau Mistral on behalf of the Communauté d'Agglomération Toulon Provence Méditerranée (TPM). The current fleet of ten vessels consists of: Lou Gabian, La Mousco, L'Esquinade, Lou Roucaou, Lou Mistrau, Lou Mérou, La Rascasse, Lou Soulèu , Lou Pichoun, Fée des Iles (previously running trips to the Iles d'Hyères), and Fort de La Prée (previously running to the Ile de Re). My thanks to Stéphane Saissi for the use of his recent images of Réseau Mistral vessels.

I photographed ferries at Toulon in 1999 and 2001. At that time there was a fleet of older launches, including Flibustier, Sirene IV, Creux St Georges II and La Mousco, plus three new 1998 ferries , L'Esquinade, Lou Roucaou and Lou Mistrau.

In 2005 the fleet was listed as being the 11 vessels Creux St Georges II, III & V, Flibustier, La Mousco, Lou Gabian, Lou Mistrau, L'Esquinade, Lou Roucaou, Lou Mérou and La Rascasse. Lou Mérou and La Rascasse were new 2005 ferries similar to the three previous new ferries L'Esquinade, Lou Roucaou and Lou Mistrau but with an extended open area aft. Since then two further new 2010 vessels have replaced the remaining older launches. These are Lou Soulèu and Lou Pichoun which are smaller and have a more traditional appearance.

The fleet is currently managed by Réseau Mistral on behalf of the Communauté d'Agglomération Toulon Provence Méditerranée (TPM). The current fleet of ten vessels consists of: Lou Gabian, La Mousco, L'Esquinade, Lou Roucaou, Lou Mistrau, Lou Mérou, La Rascasse, Lou Soulèu , Lou Pichoun, Fée des Iles (previously running trips to the Iles d'Hyères), and Fort de La Prée (previously running to the Ile de Re). Creux St Georges II, III & V, Flibustier and Sirene IV have been withdrawn.

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